A COMMUNITY music group will celebrate its 21st anniversary by performing a selection of classics, while also premiering a new composition.
Trinity Concert Band will take to the University of Reading’s Great Hall on Saturday, September 24, to commemorate the landmark occasion.
Paul Speed, will also be celebrating a decade as the band’s music director.
He said: “I am fortunate to have been Trinity Concert Band’s musical director for nearly ten years now and have followed on from some fine conductors.
“We are lucky to have experienced players throughout all sections of the band, which adds real strength and depth to the overall sound they produce.
“Every concert for me is a celebration of my time with the talented musicians that make up the great Trinity Concert Band. I do hope you’ll join us for this exciting anniversary concert”.
The band has commissioned a piece which will make its world premiere at the Great Hall. Composed by Len Tyler, the three-movement ‘Trinity Suite’ is based on some of the group’s favourite venues in Berkshire.
Mr Tyler spent 28 years in army music, before setting up his own music school for children up to upper primary age.
The setlist will also feature female composers in an attempt to address their lack of representation in classical music.
According to the band, only five percent of pieces scheduled in the genre’s concerts are written by women.
Julie Giroux’s To Walk with Wings is set to dazzle, a piece commissioned by the United States Air Force Academy Band.
In addition, well-known works such as Sousa’s rousing march The Washington Post, Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks and Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque will feature.
Trinity Concert Band is a community wind band based in Earley, which was founded in 2001. Its 45 members range in ability, from talented amateurs to professional musicians.
Tickets for the anniversary event cost £13 for adults, £7 for students and are free for under 16s and newcomers.
The concert will kick off at 7pm, finishing at around 9pm.
For more information or to book tickets, visit: www.trinityband.co.uk
